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Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018

Introduced: September 12, 2018 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Sep 12, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018

This bill removes drug conviction questions form the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and encourages institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.

What's happening now September 12, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 25, 2018
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 24, 2018
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 17, 2018
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2018
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 12, 2018
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 12, 2018
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Sep 12, 2018
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 12, 2018
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2018
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 12, 2018
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3435: Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3435/
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"S. 3435: Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3435/.
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S. 3435, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3435/.
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